Director of Concordia’s Global Education department, Per Anderson, said the school is looking into study abroad programs that are more “holistic,” and in doing so is looking to the past for ideas. “We want students to be immersed in a culture in a variety of ways,” he said. Peter Schultz leads the Physical Education 112,…
Concordia College head football coach Terry Horan and the rest of his staff expect their players to be tough. They expect them to give hits just as hard as they take them. They also expect them to put their own safety above all else. To make sure that happens, the coaching staff educates the team…
Family Weekend brought crowds of Cobber moms, dads and siblings to Concordia’s campus last weekend. While the Family Weekend Committee strove to make this year’s event a memorable one, it was the football team that really put the icing on the cake, beating St. John’s in Saturday’s game—a feat they hadn’t managed at home since…
Four thousand miles—give or take a few hundred. That’s how far away from home junior Ben Wagner travelled to become a student at Concordia. Wagner, a native of France, had been to the United States twice before enrolling at Concordia—once as a camper at a language camp in Los Angeles, and again as a foreign…
After a summer of intense training and preparation, Hannah Knickerbocker was named the MIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week on September 5, 2012. Knickerbocker was nominated by women’s cross country coach Marv Roeske for her performance at the Valley City Invite the weekend prior. Setting a new personal best time, Knickerbocker finished in…
On July 11, men’s cross-country coach Garrick Larson began feeling fatigued during a run. Larson guessed he might have been coming down with Lyme disease for the second time in two years, but the flu-like symptoms he was experiencing stuck with him for an extended period of time. In just a day, the symptoms became…
Walking down a sidewalk on Concordia campus, it is not unusual to see a skateboarder or longboarder whiz past on his or her way to class. This mode of transportation is a unique and fun way to get moving, but can also be quite a challenge to those just learning how to longboard. Although boarding…
Garrick Larson and Marv Roeske have been working together for over 18 years now as the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field coaches at Concordia College. “That’s almost as long as I’ve known my wife,” Marv said. Some would even joke that this pair is like a married couple themselves. “Marv’s the…
Finally! The snow is receding, the ice is melting, the birds are chirping… Typically, this means that baseball is just around the corner. But there is one event that commands our attention before we focus on America’s pastime, and that is the wonder and excitement of Men’s College Basketball. Selection Sunday was last weekend, and…
Concordian sports writer Patrick Rundlett had the opportunity to sit down and interview men’s basketball coach Mr. Rich Glas. Here are his responses. First, being at the start of the season, what are your thoughts so far? Coach Glas: “We’re struggling from a stand point offensively shooting the basketball. That’s been our biggest problem….